Trial reportBMJ open2022
Longitudinal impact of preregistration interprofessional education on the attitudes and skills of health professionals during their early careers: a non-randomised trial with 4-year outcomes.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes of interprofessional education for pharmacy students: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Preliminary evaluation of an AI-enhanced simulated interprofessional learning intervention for pharmacy students: a mixed-methods pilot study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- A scoping review of interprofessional education in healthcare: evaluating competency development, educational outcomes and challenges.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Enhancing the effectiveness of interprofessional education in health science education: a state-of-the-art review.BMC medical education · 2024Review
- Graduate perceptions of their interprofessional practice: Lessons for undergraduate training.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding disciplinary perspectives: a framework to develop skills for interdisciplinary research collaborations of medical experts and engineers.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Participation in a pre-registration student interprofessional education (IPE) society: influence on subsequent professional practice.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana.BMC medical education · 2023Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess whether a preregistration interprofessional education (IPE) programme changed attitudes towards teamwork and team skills during health professionals' final year of training and first 3 years of professional practice.
designProspective, longitudinal, non-randomised trial.
settingFinal year health professional training at three academic institutions in New Zealand.
participantsStudents from eight disciplines eligible to attend the IPE programme were recruited (617/730) prior to their final year of training. 130 participants attended the IPE programme; 115 intervention and 372 control participants were included in outcome analysis.
interventionThe 5-week Tairāwhiti IPE (TIPE) immersion programme during which students experience clinical placements in interdisciplinary teams, complete collaborative tasks and live together in shared accommodation.
main outcome measuresData were collected via five surveys at 12-month intervals, containing Attitudes Towards Healthcare Teams Scale (ATHCTS), Team Skills Scale (TSS) and free-text items. Mixed-model analysis of covariance, adjusting for baseline characteristics, compared scores between groups at each time point. Template analysis identified themes in free-text data.
resultsMean ATHCTS scores for TIPE participants were 1.4 (95% CI 0.6 to 2.3) points higher than non-TIPE participants (p=0.002); scores were 1.9 (95% CI 0.8 to 3.0) points higher at graduation and 1.1 (95% CI -0.1 to 2.4) points higher 3 years postgraduation. Mean TSS scores for TIPE participants were 1.7 (95% CI 0.0 to 3.3) points higher than non-TIPE participants (p=0.045); scores were 3.5 points (95% CI 1.5 to 5.5) higher at graduation and 1.3 (95%CI -0.8 to 3.5) points higher 3 years postgraduation. TIPE participants made substantially more free-text comments about benefits of interprofessional collaboration and perceived the TIPE programme had a meaningful influence on their readiness to work in teams and the way in which they performed their healthcare roles.
conclusionsTIPE programme participation significantly improved attitudes towards healthcare teams and these changes were maintained over 4 years.
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